1.
similarity; resemblance; analogy
The state of being similar or resembling something else. A formal word often used in written, academic, or legal contexts.
類似品に注意してください。
Please be careful of imitation products.
二つの事件には類似点が多い。
The two cases have many similarities.
この商品のデザインは有名ブランドの製品に類似しているとして訴えられた。
This product was sued for having a design that resembles that of a famous brand.
A formal, written-style word. In everyday conversation, 似ている or 似たような are more natural.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 類似品 (imitation product, knockoff)
- 類似点 (point of similarity)
- 類似性 (similarity — as a measurable property)
- ~に類似する (to resemble ~)
- 類似した事例 (similar cases)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 類似 is formal and analytical
- 似ている is the everyday equivalent
- 酷似 means striking resemblance (stronger)